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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Child Protection Act of 1997

H.R. 2194Introduced Jul 17, 1997Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Brad Sherman D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 31, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

35 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 23 Democrats

12 of 35 cosponsors (34%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Richard Burr (R-NC), Julia Carson (D-IN), Danny Davis (D-IL), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Phil English (R-PA), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Jane Harman (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Ron Klink (D-PA), John LaFalce (D-NY), Tom Lantos (D-CA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Howard McKeon (R-CA), Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and 5 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brad Sherman.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-24 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.